ᐅ Current Building Practices and New Residential Developments Compliant with Energy Efficiency Regulations
Created on: 24 Mar 2018 14:36
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Fuchur
New development areas and how they look nowadays due to energy saving regulations, etc.
It used to be a huge site in an old district of East Berlin (former military area and restricted zone).
In 2006, things still started off quite reasonably. In the end, there are now around 500 houses. What’s interesting is that each year the plots got smaller, but the houses built on them became larger.
This was the beginning in 2006, as mentioned, still quite moderate:
Now, around 2017 and after about four construction phases, this is what it looks like:
There was no real zoning plan there. Practically anything could be built that was available in the portfolio.
Combining and rearranging didn’t go perfectly smoothly but it’s alright...
Regards, Mycraft
It used to be a huge site in an old district of East Berlin (former military area and restricted zone).
In 2006, things still started off quite reasonably. In the end, there are now around 500 houses. What’s interesting is that each year the plots got smaller, but the houses built on them became larger.
This was the beginning in 2006, as mentioned, still quite moderate:
Now, around 2017 and after about four construction phases, this is what it looks like:
There was no real zoning plan there. Practically anything could be built that was available in the portfolio.
Fuchur schrieb:
OT: I would feel claustrophobic with these plots. The best ones are almost always in the shade...
Combining and rearranging didn’t go perfectly smoothly but it’s alright...
Regards, Mycraft
Alex85 schrieb:
What is better about a cluster of gable roofs? It still remains the most common roof style, in my opinion. I find other construction methods much more refreshing.In my opinion, that is not true for new residential developments.R
R.Hotzenplotz25 Mar 2018 13:23Saruss schrieb:
In my opinion, that is not true in new housing developments.There is probably a reason for that.
Saruss schrieb:
In my opinion, that’s not true for new development areas.
It may also be influenced by regional factors. Typical “Franconian construction style” is reportedly a gable roof with a pitch over 45 degrees, red or reddish-brown roof covering... and the local development plans reflect these restrictions accordingly.
Then it comes down to personal taste. Personally, I can’t stand sloped ceilings anymore—I grew up with a kids’ room under a sloped roof. Never again. That said, the sound of rain on the roof in autumn, and a cozy full bathroom under a roof window do have their charm, but not enough to accept the limitations on usable floor space.
Tuscany-style or urban villas, to ME, are an aesthetic disaster—at least unless they are grand villas actually located in Tuscany. Shed roofs—OMG! In my aesthetic view, cubic shapes are what look good and chic. Did I mention that our development plan requires a shed roof, and I’m currently building a house with a shed roof (once the shell builder gets started)? [emoji23]
At least rooms without restrictions on furnishing caused by sloped ceilings...
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R.Hotzenplotz25 Mar 2018 13:45I would have liked a shed roof as well. But my wife was absolutely against it. Still, I can live well with the 15° (15°) hipped roof.
Alex85 schrieb:
I prefer more practical living spaces by avoiding sloped ceilings, which creates a kind of "positive vibe."
Rational reasons outweigh esotericism.If you only had to pay half as much for your land and were allowed to build twice the floor area, wouldn’t you also be more likely to choose a bungalow?
At least I would build wider on the ground floor, add an extra room there, and then have about one-third less living space upstairs.
Townhouse: Ground floor 75 sqm (800 sq ft), Upper floor 75 sqm (800 sq ft)
Gable roof house with a 1.40 m (4 ft 7 in) knee wall: Ground floor 90 sqm (970 sq ft), Upper floor 60 sqm (650 sq ft)
I would consider the gable roof house more functional [emoji6]
You also have storage space, can easily integrate dressers and eaves cupboards into the knee wall, have a proper roof over your head (unless it’s floating 4 meters (13 ft) high), and downstairs you can realistically have an extra room within affordable living space.
I always found it amusing to discuss “auras” with men [emoji14]
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